Strategy has been working on team apparel, such as buttons and t-shirts. They were also working on the match planning excel sheet to update the game for this year. Mechanical has been working on fixing and updating the drive train and the competition bot. They have also been finishing up on the practice bot. A mechanical sub-team has been working on the new electric storage unit. It is almost complete and should be available for use at the competition in St. Louis.

The Modeling team has been creating and continuing to update parts for the competition bot. As well as prototyping on the 3D printer and making prints for mechanical for construct. Electrical was wiring the wheel units this week. They have also been assisting mechanical in the swerve drive modules. At the field we are having parts machined and powder coated for the final robot.

During Week Four of build season, the work on the test bot is rapidly getting close to a close with only minor technical difficulties. Modeling team has been focusing on getting prints of each part of the robot to the mechanical team for machining. Windchill’s recent issues have set us back a tiny bit, but the team continues to overcome this obstacle with minimal frustration. Many parts on the test robot have had to be fixed or changed due to dimensions, which mechanical team has been busying themselves with as well as the production of new parts and better parts for the competition robot.

Programmers got the test robot driving, systems working, and their codes adapted to fit with the many different elements of the robot. Electrical team finished wiring the test robot and now work quickly to begin wiring the competition robot with a better layout.